The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-01-05
WESTERN.

The steamers IL. >. Hayes and CITY
of Natchez, with four barges, were burned to
the waters edge at Cairo, Ill The losses ag
gregate sl,000,000
Colonel l.. c. Weir, Superintendent
of the Adams Express Company, reports that
the amount of money stolen by Jim Cum
mings," Haight and others was between $751;,
600 and S., 600 Thus far it is reported that
upward of 10000 has been recovered A dis
patch from Kansas City says:
Pinkerton detectives arrived hero from Leav-
enworth with Wittrock alias Jim Cummings,
in charge A detective also arrived from st.
Louis, bringing Oscar Cook. Wittrock ac-
companied by his mother. AS result OF one
days work here the detectives secured proba-
bly, about $1,000 A lot of bank notes were
found concealed in beer bottles under the house
of John Cox in the east bottoms, where Cook
boarded and Wttrock staid while here. An
other portion was found under house opposite
that OF Cook father and Jack Cook, Oscars
brother, gave up 81, 900 that he had. The detec-
tives think that a dozen acquaintance of Cook
and Wittrock received sums OF money,
some knowing while others were ignorant OF
the sources of the wealth. There has now been
recovered in all about $4,000 of the money
stolen. OF this amount $4,000 was obtained
from Mrs. Wittrock, the mother OF the robber,
at Leavenworth Mrs. Wittrock, in explanation
of the way she came into possession of the
stolen money, says that shortly after the rob-
berry Oscar Cook went to Leavenworth and
for some time said Fred was in trouble; that
he had made a large sum of money on a wheat
deal in Chicago and had some difficulty with
broker over the matter which ended by his
shooting the latter that he had TO flee from the
country, and wanted his mother TO take care of
the money until she heard from him further.
This she agreed TO do and the money was left
In her possession. Some time after this another
young man who lives in Leavenworth, but
whose identity she refused to divulgo,
called and left another package OF
money, and ON two other occasions
two other young men called at different times
and left money which they said had come from
Fred. When she heard OF Wittrocks arrNst she
wrote to the officers telling them about the
money. Robert Pinkerton SAYS that oil accom-
plices in the robbery have been captured-the
five men under arrest, and Mrs. Haight. There
are a large number of accessories after the fact
he says, scattered the country and he
will use his Judgment as to making further ar
rests.
Michael Davitt, the Irish patriot, and
Miss Mamie Yore were married at Oakland,
Cal.
A special Grand Jury at Columbus,
Ohio, found true bill against five citizens for
altering tally-sheets at the election held fifteen
months ago.
Milwaukee brewers deny that they
have contributed $1,000 for the defense Of
Arensdorf, the alleged murderer of the Rev
Mr.. Haddock, at Sioux City
The new Soldiers Home at Grand
Rapids, Mich, which cost 100000 and will
accommodate so persons, has been dedicated.
Fred Wittrock told his mother that
he perpetrated the express robbery to save her
home from being sold on a mortgage A Kan
sas City dispatch says Superintendent DAM
sci, of the Adams Express Company of St.
Louis, arrived here this morning with Mrs.
w. W. Haight On the strength of con-
fession made by Haight he brought infor-
nation which Robert Pinkerton acted upon
by going to Leavenworth. There he
recovered $1,000 more, which was found
buried in sealed cans Oscar Cook has made
confession in which he says that Fothering-
ham, the express messenger who is now in
Jail charged with completely in the robbery
knew all about the plan TO ROB his car and was
willing victim to the attack of the robber
1t is said that he was promised $40, 600 of the
amount stolen az his share Of the Doodle, and
that sum was part of the money which
Fred Wittrock sent to his mother for safe
keeping"